abba-dabba

[ab-uh-dab-uh]

ab·ba-dab·ba

[ab-uh-dab-uh]
noun Slang.
a person or thing of little importance.

Origin:
perhaps taken from the nonsensical refrain of a popular song “Aba Daba Honeymoon” (1904)
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a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well
an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right
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